In 2020, NDP Member of Parliament Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-247 which seeks to add coercive or controlling conduct to the criminal code in relation to intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence rates have been on the rise during the past year, and it is...
On June 2, 2021, Members of Parliament voted against Bill C-233, the Sex Selective Abortion Act, preventing it from moving on to the committee stage for further study. Introduced by Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall, the bill would have prohibited physicians from knowingly performing sex selective...
June 2, 2021 For immediate release Ottawa, ON - Today Members of Parliament voted against sending Bill C-233, the Sex Selective Abortion Act to committee for further study. Introduced by Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall, the bill would have prohibited physicians from knowingly performing sex selective abortions –...
On May 12, NDP MLA Jennifer Bowes introduced “The Protecting a Woman’s Right to Access Abortion Services Act” in the Saskatchewan legislature. This is an attempt to bring bubble zone legislation to the province, barring pro-life views from being shared outside hospitals or abortion clinics. As...
Freedom of expression is not just about the speaker, but about the listener as well. The Supreme Court of Canada explained that freedom of expression “ought to be cultivated in an essentially tolerant, indeed welcoming, environment not only for the sake of those who convey...
For immediate release Ottawa, ON - On May 12, NDP MLA Jennifer Bowes introduced The Protecting a Woman’s Right to Access Abortion Services Act in the Saskatchewan legislature. A similar law is currently being challenged as an unconstitutional limitation of freedom of expression in Ontario. “One...
What’s the most effective form of communication with your elected representative? How do you even speak to him or her while most of the country is in lockdown? The pandemic has impacted our communication for well over a year but this hasn’t prevented Canadians from engaging...
Story and images provided by Christina Dokter. On a beautiful warm day in June in Eastern Europe, a husband and wife were on their way to the hospital, eagerly anticipating the arrival of their second child. The baby was making his appearance a bit early, but...
April 23, 2021 For immediate release Ottawa, ON - Budget 2021 continued this Liberal government’s fixation on abortion – but in ways that anti-abortion groups can support. The recent Liberal budget addressed a problem the pro-life movement has been highlighting for years: the lack of information regarding...
On April 14, 2021, the Sex Selective Abortion Act had its first hour of debate in Parliament. For the first time in 15 years, Canadian politicians debated a bill that asks them to agree that abortion access has gone too far. MP Cathay Wagantall spoke...
